The early bird gets the worm at this year’s Newport Folk Festival, with many of the can’t-miss acts performing in the first half of each day. Sure, headliners like Elvis
[rating=7.00] Whether in Nickel Creek or Watkins Family Hour, Sara Watkins has always stood out as an enormous talent. She has the kind of voice you can’t believe is real.
[rating=8.00] The smooth-voiced Austinite tenor Michael Fracasso is known for his heavenly hybrid of folk, rock, country, pop, blues, roots…the list goes on. Fracasso cannot be pinned down. His sound is
[rating=7.00] Now that the novelty of their name has mostly worn off for fans, we are free to focus on Diarrhea Planet’s continuous evolution as a killer rock band. Their
[rating=8.00] William Tyler is a force of nature when he plays guitar, and though his previous records have been compelling and rich, his latest, Modern Country, is his most layered
[rating=7.00] Through his free-wheeling psychedelic sound, Steve Gunn appears to have found some zen. His latest record, Eyes on the Lines, is a journey best taken outside in the sunshine,
[rating-9.00] “I’m a new kinda broken/it’s getting harder not to feel,” Robert Ellis sings, full of feels, on the soaring single “How I Love You” off his new self-titled record.
[rating=7.00] From the mischievous opening guitar riffs on Aluminium, the new record from Birmingham, AL rockers Vulture Whale, there’s an implied naughtiness that will only intrigue you to keep listening. And
[rating=8.00] We hold artists like Sonny Smith near and dear because they never cease to surprise us, entertain us, intrigue us and leave us wanting more. Smith continues to make
[rating=8.00] About a year after their stellar record Me Oh My, Asheville, NC band The Honeycutters have created a fresh batch of stunners with the follow-up On the Ropes. Lead
